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DE-BUNDESWETTBEWERB 2000

Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik 2000.

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German (round1) · German (round2)

Round 1

Problem 1

  • Round 1

Two natural numbers have the same decimal digits in different order and have the sum 999⋯999999\cdots 999 . Is this possible when each of the numbers consists of 20002000 digits?

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Problem 3

  • Round 1

A convex quadrilateral ABCDABCD is inscribed in a semicircle with diameter ABAB . The diagonals AC,BDAC,BD intersect at SS , and TT is the projection of SS on ABAB . Show that STST bisects angle CTDCTD .

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Round 2

Problem 5

  • Round 2

We are given n≥3n \geq 3 weights of masses 1,2,3,…,n1, 2, 3, \ldots , n grams. Find all nn for which it is possible to divide these weights into three groups with the same mass.

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Problem 6

  • Round 2

Prove that for every integer n≥2n \geq 2 there exist nn different positive integers such that for any two of these integers aa and bb their sum a+ba+b is divisible by their difference a−b.a - b.

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Problem 8

  • Round 2

Consider the sums of the form ∑k=1nϵkk3,\sum_{k=1}^{n} \epsilon_k k^3, where ϵk∈{−1,1}.\epsilon_k \in \{-1, 1\}. Is any of these sums equal to 00 if**(a)** n=2000;n=2000; (b) n=2001 ?n=2001 \ ?

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